This summer, Kenya, South Africa, China and Indonesia are all seeing record rises in currency sales in the UK as holidaymakers book trips outside the eurozone looking for the best value. Late last week, the Post Office issued new figures confirming the trend of Britons booking holidays at longer-haul destinations. Tourism
Attempting to land in severe weather at the Koh Samui, Thailand airport on Tuesday afternoon, a Bangkok Airways plane skidded off the runway and crashed into an old control tower. One of the plane’s two pilots was killed in the incident, which injured six people on board. Officials at the airport
www.thaiair.com Thai Airways has announced that it will introduce nonstop service connecting Bangkok and Oslo, Norway from 15 June, to make a direct connection possible for Norwegian passengers and freight, and to more-fully utilize its long-range Airbus capacity. The service will be the first new route introduction by the airline in the
www.edinburghairport.com An IT worker from Fife who bought a stun gun on his Thailand holiday as a "novelty" and carried it in his suitcase back to Edinburgh, was hit with a £600 fine. On 10 September 2008, 44-year-old Gary Bell, a resident of Methil, pled guilty at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court of
www.airasia.com The largest budget carrier in Southeast Asia, AirAsia, has said that it will make resort destination Phuket its second Thai hub. From Phuket, a series of new routes will be launched that will connect the premier island destination with a number of cities in Asia. Phuket is one of three locations
On Monday, the Thai navy began a search for six foreigners and one Thai reported to be missing at sea after the boat they were in sank in stormy conditions off the country’s popular resort island of Phuket, according to local police officials. The ship was carrying 30 passengers, including 19